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Radio 4 Extra,29 Dec 2011,15 mins
4. More, More, More!
Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be: The Lionel Bart StoryAvailable for 24 days
Lionel Bart's new stage musical, 'Oliver!' opens at the New London Theatre. Lionel skips the performance, but comes back to hear the audience's reaction. So what about his the follow-up? David and Caroline Stafford's biography of Bart draws on previously unseen archive sources and interviews with those closest to him. Abridged by Julian Wilkinson Read by Alistair McGowan Producer: Emma Harding First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2011.
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